Historical Patterns

Hi there! This is my historic recreation and reproduction page. Below you will find links to my knitted recreation projects plus free downloadable patterns as well as recent reproduction commissions. If you’d like to purchase the related printed patterns and knitting kits for the historic recreations, please visit the museum gift shop. Stitch some history and support your local museum! If you’d like to order a reproduction of your knitted heirloom, reach out at any time. I also finish knitted projects if you don’t have time to complete the item due to special circumstances.

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  • Ridges and Eyelets Counterpane Pillow. PDF colour pattern: FREE! This pattern is inspired by historic museum counterpanes. Please click and download to stitch and enjoy this history-inspired pattern. Make the pillow or make more squares and make your own counterpane blanket!
  • Falling Leaf Fingerless Mitts - a small, simple project suitable for a beginner knit on straight needles on the diagonal, folded in half and seamed leaving a thumb opening. Sized for small to medium hands. This pattern was published in A Needle Pulling Thread. Please click on the image and you'll be taken to their shopping page where you can order and download the PDF pattern for $8.00.
  • Counterpane Pillow Pattern
    This history inspired Counterpane Pillow was co-designed by Sharlene Bolen and Irene Kellins. PDF colour pattern: $8.00. Click to download your copy. This pattern was inspired by a dresser scarf in the collection of the Huron County Museum. The pillow front consisted of 4 triangles knit separately and then seamed to form a square. Suitable for an intermediate knitter.
  • Knitted counterpane pincushion
    The simple design of a white cotton crib counterpane in the collection of the Huron County Museum and Historic Gaol in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, served as inspiration to recreate the delicate pattern in the much smaller form of a knitted pincushion. Please click on the image to purchase and download a colour PDF at $8.00.
  • The simple design of a white cotton crib counterpane in the collection of the Huron County Museum and Historic Gaol in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, served as inspiration to recreate the delicate pattern in the much smaller form of a knitted pincushion. Cost: $8.00. Click to purchase pattern PDF.